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allie1··on DeepSeek v4.1 Flash Is Now Our Best Hacking Model
I think it really depends on what the data DS was fine tuned on. If your use case is very specific, it wouldn’t have distilled that knowledge well.
allie1··on Willingness to look stupid
I would have loved for the author to cover the 3rd category - people whose ego doesn't let them post anything even before they're known. Everyone in small towns and cities already feels "known" and exposed vs living in big cities like NYC.
allie1··on Ask HN: Senior software engineers, how do you use Claude Code?
My experience with Opus 4.5 has been pretty okay tests. Every now and then i point out issues so i wouldn’t let it one-shot but with supervision even same agent has been okay.

I agree that extensive modding isn’t required. Just maintaining my claude.md seems to do the trick.

allie1··on Ask HN: Senior software engineers, how do you use Claude Code?
They are so wildly used, and the companies usually tell you if they use your prompts for training. But again, at the current use case your code gets lost in the noise even if they do use it. Anthropic says they don’t. Microsoft allows you to disable, same with ChatGPT. Unclear on Goole.

But if you are worried, you can use an inference only solution like Groq.

allie1··on Eat Real Food
You probably can't change politics, but you can use them for a good end.
allie1··on Nvidia takes $5B stake in Intel under September agreement
I think they'd allow it so they can build a US based foundry behemoth
allie1··on Gut bacteria from amphibians and reptiles achieve tumor elimination in mice
Would sports also increase the rate of division? Bodybuilding for example you intentionally make micro tears in muscles to get them to repair and grow (lay person, apologies for the mistakes)
allie1··on Without data centers, GDP growth was 0.1% in the first half of 2025
The margins collected by Nvidia end up in the US. And Nvidia and its employees get paid in the US. Only a small part of the revenue is outside the US.
allie1··on Without data centers, GDP growth was 0.1% in the first half of 2025
The slop is real. Especially when I see promoters of platforms for vibe coders. They don't understand the implications of lack of security in potentially viral apps. It's easy to consider them as WMDs.

People have the same password across services. They share personal information. In a geopolitical climate as today's, where the currency of war is disruption, it can wreak havoc.

allie1··on Ask HN: Cursor or Windsurf?
I just wish they'd release a debugger already. Once its done i'll be moving to them completely.
allie1··on What to Do
I think it’s good in the sense of things that are positively affecting others’ lives.
allie1··on FBI Raids Home of Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan
For a crypto based business for something that crypto enthusiasts wouldn't consider a crime, probably would help.
allie1··on [dead]
This aged well! Thanks to https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=Kye for digging it up
allie1··on OpenAI to Become For-Profit Company
yeah, split with Microsoft.
allie1··on OpenAI to Become For-Profit Company
We haven't even heard about who gets voting shares, and what voting power will be like. Based on their character, I expect them to remain consistent in this regard.
allie1··on OpenAI to Become For-Profit Company
"Shocking!" It's a shame that one of the biggest advancements of our time has come about in as sleazy a way as it has.

Reputationally... the net winner is Zuck. Way to go Meta (never thought I'd think this).

allie1··on NASA says Boeing Starliner astronauts may fly home on SpaceX in 2025
Much safer to stay away from Starliner. I’d even avoid a Boeing airplane on their commercial flights home.
allie1··on FAA orders inspection of 2,600 Boeing 737s over oxygen mask issue
For good reason. Airbus hasn't be plagued by manufacturing defects like Boeing has .
allie1··on Intel plans spinoff of FPGA unit
Because the areas where Intel stumbled wasn’t design, it was their manufacturing being behind, something tsmc does for AMD.
allie1··on NSO group iPhone zero-click, zero-day exploit captured in the wild
To sell the software, they need approval from Israel’s govt, as the software is treated as a weapon
allie1··on Nvidia testing Intel next gen chip for IFS
Nvidia apparently got a test chip for the upcoming fabs from Intel IFS.

Last year, Nvidia CEO Jensen said they are open to using Intel IFS in the future: https://www.fierceelectronics.com/electronics/nvidia-could-u...

allie1··on America will soon see a wave of bank mergers?
There are exceptions.

Ally bank has been paying reasonable yields on deposits, being a digital bank with lower operating costs.

The bank model works, it’s the “too big to fail” model that is broke.

The one upside of TBTF banks is you forfeit any deposit earnings to get “insurance” on the full amount.

allie1··on Intel posts largest loss in its history as sales plunge
Better gaming drivers, better drivers all around. Their own linux distro for hosts that they keep optimizing for web, AI, compiling, testing.
allie1··on Intel posts largest loss in its history as sales plunge
I disagree. They need smaller, more efficient chips, they just fell behind.

Intel was the major driver of EUV in its inception. They funded ASML, only to sell their share later to keep the semis ecosystem open (oh the irony...).

They are making all the right moves now, but the semis cycle is ridiculously long. 5-6 years from planning to delivery.

x86 is what keeps them in the running for now, as there's so much software built on it, but if they don't stick to their roadmap and start leading with their products, that edge will also degrade.

allie1··on Intel posts largest loss in its history as sales plunge
I haven't tried limiting clock speeds to keep the laptop cool, and it seems a bit crazy investment to buy a laptop to try that, but I do have an old MBP with Intel that I can test this with.
allie1··on Intel posts largest loss in its history as sales plunge
I was referring to personal computer usage. Yes, usage specific chips can be a better option, but as far as general processing/usage is concerned, I'd take x86 over Apple Silicon any day of the week.
allie1··on Intel posts largest loss in its history as sales plunge
This is helpful, thank you. I prefer Intel due to personal biases, but I will research AMD.
allie1··on Intel posts largest loss in its history as sales plunge
The x86 ecosystem is far superior to Apple Silicon, and that is not going away any time soon.

Macs have one big advantage - efficiency, which translates to long battery life and more importantly for me personally - NOT OVERHEATING.

However, porting software to apple silicon results in inefficiencies, and for developers it gets a bit trickier.

I have a M1 Max with 65GB ram and I love it, but the moment Intel comes out with chip that doesn't overheat and is as performant, I'll be buying an Intel based laptop (granted, I will have to wait for longer).

In a perfect world, Apple would get back to offering Intel as a CPU option when Intel comes back to the leading edge. You'd get the Mac OS, x86 and performance in a well built laptop - a dream!

allie1··on Incident: Southwest B38M at Phoenix on Feb 24th 2023, no autopilot trim
This. I am not enough of an expert to evaluate the flaws, so my safe bet is - avoid flying in them.

I gain nothing by flying in those planes where I can find good alternative flights, so why risk it, even if the risk is very low?

allie1··on Incident: Southwest B38M at Phoenix on Feb 24th 2023, no autopilot trim
Boeing 737-MAX, I don’t know if it’s the increased coverage or poor quality/design/software flaws but I always check the plane before booking a flight to ensure I don’t get on one of these.
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